This isn't the best Merle Haggard take I've ever seen... but it is the worst Merle Haggard take I've ever seen. When ...

This time of year I usually think of another country song, Merle Haggard's "Are the Good Times Really Over?" Released in 1982 ...

Akins’ wife and children then joined him onstage as he stepped back into the Opry circle. Overcome with emotion, he knelt in ...

Country music needs to be authentic and relatable, and it's that necessity which put Tom Waits off a lot of different ...

We should heed Alexis de Tocqueville's warning: "A man's admiration for absolute government is proportionate to the contempt he feels for those around him." ...

Chelsea Guitars owner Dan Courtenay reflects on New York, music, and the five albums that shaped his life and career.

In 1976’s “<a href=" target="_blank">Rocky,” heavyweight champion Apollo Creed arrives for the title fight dressed as George ...

Stacker compiled a list of noteworthy milestones from each year of country music history, using a variety of news articles, ...

Country music band Night Owl will preview songs from their forthcoming album, "I Can Read His Mind," on Friday, July 3, at ...

As a cool sea breeze drifted through the air and the blue sky melted into pink on a perfect June night, the mood at the ...

Back in May the annual Untz Festival in Brown’s Valley celebrated underground bass music. On July 18 the Untz Festival and Reoccurring Rabbit present the Untz Festival Detox Patry at Lost on Main, ...

Waiting in gas lines and listening to sweater-wearing President Jimmy Carter tell us to turn down the thermostat are among my most distinct memories growing up during the 1970s malaise. I was thrilled ...